AIBO

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AIBO (Artificial Intelligence RoBOt, homonymous with aibō (相棒), "pal" or "partner" in Japanese) is a series of robotic dogs designed and manufactured by Sony. The first consumer model was introduced on 11 May 1999 and was followed by updated generations. Sony announced the discontinuation of AIBO on 26 January 2006 in an effort to make the company more profitable. It was later brought back with a new fourth generation model, released on 11 January 2018. Although most models were inspired by dogs, other inspirations included lion cubs and space explorers. Only the ERS-7, ERS-110/111 and ERS-1000 versions were explicitly a "robotic dog", but the 210 can also be considered a dog due to its Jack Russell Terrier appearance and face. In 2006, AIBO was added into the Carnegie Mellon University Robot Hall of Fame.

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